 The east face of the Victoria Memorial Museum Building The Canadian Museum of Nature (French: Musée canadien de la nature) is a natural history museum in Ottawa, Canada. Its collections, which were started by the Geological Survey of Canada in 1856 include all aspects of the intersection of human society and nature, from gardening to gene-splicing. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 498 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (753 × 906 pixel, file size: 155 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Taken by SimonP in January 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU...
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The Louvre Museum in Paris, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ...
Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location of the City of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1850 as Town of Bytown Incorporated 1855 as City of Ottawa Amalgamated January 1, 2001 Government - Mayor Larry OBrien - City Council Ottawa City Council - Representatives 8...
The Geological Survey of Canada or GSC is part of the Earth Sciences Sector of Natural Resources Canada. ...
1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
The building
The museum is located in the Victoria Memorial Museum Building, built in former farm fields in 1905. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...
This massive stone structure is an excellent example of early 20th century architecture in Ottawa, and was built by architect David Ewart who is responsible for many similar structures around the city. The construction of the building involved the importing of skilled stone masons from Scotland. The architectural style is sometimes described as 'Scottish baronial.' (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
The Connaught Building was designed by David Ewart. ...
Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I...
Craigievar Castle in Aberdeenshire, completed in 1626, shows the origin of the style. ...
The design was intended as a sort of 'end piece' to complement the stone structure of the Canadian Parliament Buildings at the opposite end of Metcalfe Street, on Parliament Hill. Unfortunately, because of the presence of unstable Leda clay in the geology of the site, a tall tower that was situated at the front of the building had to be taken down in 1915 due to settling and the concern that the foundation could not support the weight. The Parliament of Canada (French: Parlement du Canada) is Canadas legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ...
Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada Parliament Hill, (French Colline du Parlement), -The Hill for locals- is a scenic location on the banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Canada. ...
Quick clay, also known as Leda Clay in Canada, is a unique form of highly sensitive clay, with the tendency to change from a relatively stiff condition to a liquid mass when it is disturbed. ...
The building found itself filling a more auspicious role than originally intended when in 1916, fire consumed the majority of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill. The recently completed Victoria Museum Building became the temporary home of the House of Commons, and the affairs of the government were run from the site until the completion of the new Parliament building in 1922. The Centre Block is the main building of the three on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. ...
In 1968, the National Museum that occupied the building was split into the National Museum of Nature (eventually renamed the Canadian Museum of Nature) and the National Museum of Man (eventually renamed the Canadian Museum of Civilization), although both entities continued to share the same edifice. In 1989, the Canadian Museum of Civilization moved to a new location in Gatineau, Quebec, and the Canadian Museum of Nature was able to occupy the entire Victoria Memorial Museum Building. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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An imperial staircase. ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ...
National museums of Canada are operated by four Crown corporations, established on July 1, 1990, by the Museums Act (1990): The National Gallery of Canada Corporation, the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, the Canadian Museum of Nature Corporation, and the National Museum of Science and Technology Corporation (now the Canada...
Categories: Museums in Canada | Ottawa buildings | Canadian federal departments and agencies ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Motto: Ursus super montem ivit Area: 342. ...
A major renovation of all parts of the building, which began in 2004, is expected to be completed in 2009, including a lighter-weight glass "lantern" taking the place of the former tower. The renovation plan exemplifies the difficulty of determining what building features to preserve in old buildings, as the installation of the modern lantern (meant to evoke the pre-1915 history of the building) necessitates the demolition of the historical mezzanine over the main entrance (home to distinctive double staircases).
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